Ironing board construction



July 24, 1962 T. RIBAUDO IRONING BOARD CONSTRUCTION Filed June 12, 1959 llilll m 3,045,372 IRONING BOARD CONSTRUCTION Tony Ribaudo, 5727 W. Park Ave., St. Louis, Mo. Filed June 12, 1959, Ser. No. 820,026 2 Claims. (Cl. 38-121) The present invention relates generally to ironing boards of the folding type, and more particularly to a novel pivotal mounting construction for one of the supporting legs thereof.

In brief, the ironing board is provided with a longitudinal structural member having returned offset flanges forming opposed grooves. Within the grooves in a portion of the structural member adjacent one end is pivotally mounted a transverse pin. A simple mounting is provided through deforming opposed channel portions after insertion of the pin to provide end stops for the ends thereof and side stops permitting pivotal movement of the pin, but preventing displacement thereof.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a novel pivotal mounting for the leg of an ironing board, which is of simple construction and which incorporates a minimum number of parts.

Another object is to provide a novel pivotal mounting construction for the leg of an ironing board which obviates removable items, as nuts, washers, cotter pins, and other members which often work loose or require replacement.

Another object is to provide a novel pivotal mounting construction for the leg of an ironing board which is sturdy and permanent, thereby requiring neither maintenance nor replacement for the life of the ironing board.

The foregoing and other objects and advantages are apparent from the following description taken with the accompanying drawing, in which:

FIGURE 1 is a side elevational view of an ironing board of the folding type incorporating the present invention;

FIGURE 2 is an enlarged bottom plan view of the ironing board of FIGURE 1, the legs being folded against the bottom of the platform;

FIGURE 3 is a further enlarged fragmentary view of the portion marked A, which incorporates the present.

invention;

FIGURE 4 is a cross-sectional view taken on substantially the line 44 of FIGURE 3;

FIGURE 5 is a cross-sectional view taken on substantially the line 5-5 of FIGURE 3;

FIGURE 6 is a cross-sectional view taken on substantially the line 6-6 of FIGURE 4; and

FIGURE 7 is a cross-sectional viewtaken on substantially the line 7-'7 of FIGURE 4.

Referring to the drawing more particularly by reference numerals, 10 indicates generally an ironing board of the folding type, which is of metal construction. The ironing board 10 includes a platform 12 having transverse reinforcing members 14 underneath which support a longitudinal reinforcing structural member 16. The member 16 includes opposed longitudinal offset channel flanges 18, the cross section of which is clearly shown in FIG- URE 7. The member 16 supports a latch construction generally indicated 29, details of which are shown in my copending application Serial No. 590,504, filed June .11, 1956, now Patent No. 2,974,431, granted March 14,

1961, which per se forms no part of the present invention. The member 16 also supports pivotally a first leg 22, and pivotally and longitudinally movable a second leg 24.

United States Patent As is clearly shown in FIGURE 3, opposed portions of the channels 18 are deformed inwardly. The deformation is performed after a transverse pin 26 is located at a predetermined point in the channels 18, the pin 26 being of a length substantially equal to the distance between the opposed'bottorns of the channels 18. With reference to FIGURES 4 and 6, it will be noted that portions 28 and 30 of the bottom of each of the channels 18 are broken away from an intermediate portion 32 forming a slit at each side of the pin 26, said portions 28 and 39 being forced inwardly along the sides of the pin 26. It is to be understood, of course, that each channel 13 is deformed as shown in FIGURE-6. As thus'provided, the portions 32 prevent axial longitudinal movement of the pin 26 while the struck inwardly portions 28 and 30 prevent movement of the pin 26 along the channels 18. The pin 26 is free to rotate.

The leg 22 is welded at its upper end at 34 (FIG. 5) to the pin 26. As is clear from FIGURE 2, the engagement of the leg 22 with the pin 26 is to one side of center of the latter in order to provide proper positioning of the leg 24 alongside the leg 22.

It is manifest that there has been provided a simple, yet sturdy and effective pivotal mount, for the ironing board leg 22. The described structure fulfills the objects and advantages sought therefor.

It is to be understood that the foregoing description and the accompanying drawing have been given by way of illustration and example. It is also to be understood that changes in form of the elements, rearrangement of parts, and substitution of equivalent elements, which will be obvious to those skilled in the art, are contemplated as within the scope of the present invention which is limited only by the claims which follow.

What is claimed is;

1. In combination, a pivotal mount for the leg of an ironing board, comprising a structural member having opposed channels, a mounting pin disposed in said opposed channels abutting the bottoms of said channels, transverse slits in said channel bottoms at each side of said mounting pin, portions of the bottoms of said opposed channels adjacent both sides of said pin being disposed inwardly providing stop edges preventing movement of said pin along said channels yet permitting rotation thereof, and an ironing board leg secured at its upper end to said pin for pivotal movement therewith.

2. In combination, apivotal mount for the legs of an ironing board, comprising an elongated structural memher having opposed channels, a mounting p-in disposed channels, transverse slits in said channel bottoms at each side of said mounting pin, portions of the bottoms of said opposed channels adjacent both sides of said pin being disposed inwardly providing stop edges preventing movement of said pin along said channels yet permitting rotation thereof, and an ironing board leg secured-at its upper end to said pin for pivotal movement therewith, said opposed channels also supporting the upper end of a second leg permitting both rotational and longitudinal movement thereof in said channels.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,315,488 Aldeen Apr. 6, 1943 7 2,896,347 Hortman July 28, 1959 2,912,775 Gettelman Nov. 17, 1959 

